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- Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
1: ...c actually consists of is something that is still debated today.
4: ... by way of the Latin ''musica''. It is ultimately derived from ''mousa'', the Greek word for [[muses|m...
6: ... may be combined with it in song) is relatively modern.
10: ...s. From this concept later resulted the romantic idea of a music of the spheres.
12: ..., all things were connected with each other - a mode of thought that finds its traces today in the [[o... - Balalaika (5108 bytes)
5: The modern balalaika is found in six sizes:
16: The piccolo, prima, and secunda balalaikas are ideally strung with gut (or, today, usually [[nylon]]...
18: ...an play the prima with a plectrum, but it is considered rather [[heterodox]] to do so.
20: ...ings, it is not uncommon for the plectrum to be made of a leather [[shoe]] or [[boot]] [[heel]].
24: ...dophone]]s stem, including the [[Iran|Persia]]n [[sitar]], the [[Uzbek]] and [[Uyghur]] [[dutar]], and th... - String instrument (8163 bytes)
4: ...g|thumb|The string bass is often plucked or bowed depending on the genre and piece.]]
5: In order for a string instrument to produce sound, its st...
7: ...ed, either by a finger or thumb, or by some other device such as a [[plectrum]]. Instruments like the...
10: ...ment, since sound production through struck blows defines this instrument family; the proclamation tha...
16: ...n. Other string instruments with a keyboard include the [[clavichord]] (where the strings are struck ... - List of musical instruments (9508 bytes)
1: [[Image:Music instru.jpg|thumb|250px|Photo provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
2: A '''musical instrument''' is a device that has been constructed or modified with th...
4: The academic study of musical instruments is called ''[[org...
6: Instruments are often divided by the way in which they generate sound:
7: ...age:Music_instru3.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar... - Lute (15915 bytes)
1: ...ilar [[oud]]. The words 'lute' and 'oud' are both derived from [[Arabic language|Arabic]] ''al‘u...
3: ==Description of the instrument==
7: ...h the ''peg box''. (There are no gears or other aides for tuning the instrument, which fact — al...
9: ...t (or extremely rarely of metal), and are still made of gut or a synthetic substitute, with metal wind...
13: ...of a lute is a somewhat complicated issue, and is described in a separate section of its own, [[Lute#T... - Guitar (36953 bytes)
2: ...tic guitar features [[steel]] strings and more guide dots on the [[fretboard]].]]
10: ...d in a wide variety of musical styles. They are made and repaired by [[luthiers]].
12: Guitars are widely known as the primary instrument in [[rock music...
16: ... were invented in Central Asia, Iran. Earliest evidence of instruments very similar to the Westernized...
17: ...tp://www.iranian.com/Music/2002/November/Guitar/index.html See related article]).
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